Subject: Please lend a hand here!

From: "Paul J. Washo" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 18:07:41 -0500 (EST)

It seems something's gone awry with the Spell Check feature in my files
here . . . perhaps as a result of my own fumbled key strokes while
composing a message.  Can get Spell checking to "kick-in", but it now
takes an unusually long time to complete checking on very brief messages,
then spits out an indicator something akin to "user fork failed" and "too
many processes".

What have I done wrong?  More importantly, how can I make it right again.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

[email-masked]

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 10:02:22 +0000 (GMT)

I doubt there's anything that you personally can do about this to fix it
(indeed, I suspect it is probably already fixed... read on).

"user fork failed" means that the current program (Pine in this case)
couldn't start a subsidiary program it needs to run (in this case the
spelling checker).  This is because...

"too many processes" means that your computer system has its maximum
allowed number of program running simultaneously, and isn't allowing any
more to start.

You need to speak to the system manager of your computer to alert them to
the problem.  Only they can realistically try and sort things out (perhaps
by rebooting the computer).

Moral: Ask your local help desk for support/advice first!

Cheers,

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Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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From: "Paul J. Washo" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 14:11:32 -0500 (EST)

The stated problem has cleared itself since my last session -- spell check
working as normal once again.

Thanks for your assistance!